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Was Joy Behar Supposed to Be on Ted Lasso or Not?


The View host says she was asked to play Lasso’s mom, but that was news to Jason Sudeikis.

Earlier this week, Joy Behar revealed on The View ’s Behind the Table podcast that she was approached to play the role of ’s mother on the hit Apple TV+ series. No,” Behar told producer Brian Teta during the podcast, while also wondering why she was in the mix in the first place: “Is he Italian or something? In any case, the role went to professional mother Becky Ann Baker, who was nominated for an Emmy for her performance and apparently doesn’t mind the heat.

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